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The complexity of the vocabulary of love and its uses constitutes a warning against an oversimplified schematization popularized by Anders Nygren in early twentieth century theology and supposedly founded in Greek vocabulary: agapē, a distinctively Christian concept of self-giving love, opposed by erōs, essentially acquisitive and pagan in conception (see Nygren 1953 – not alone but ...
- Introduction
- What The Text Does Not Teach
- What The Text Does Teach
- Conclusion
The words of our text (1 Cor. 13:5b) are translated in a number of ways: love seeks not her own, does not insist on its own way, and is not self-seeking. A very literal rendering that goes right to the heart of things is, love does not seek the self. You can see how this leads to the translation, not self-seeking. Therefore our topic for this morni...
If we think of the text in terms of the notion of self-love, then we can make this twofold claim: acts of self-love are not eliminated but neither are they maximized.
To get at the teaching here we have to keep what is not being taught in mind. Let's work into this in stages.
With Edwards it can be said that the way to secure your wants, needs, and safety for time and eternity is to not seek them. Do not seek your own things in any governing or final way. Instead, seek Him. Seek the Lord Jesus Christ, His kingdom and His righteousness. Do not seek your own happiness as the governing standard of your life. Instead seek t...
Founder & Teacher, Desiring God. Love in the Bible, as in our everyday usage, can be directed from person to person or from a person to things. When directed toward things, love means enjoying or taking pleasure in those things. Love towards persons is more complex. As with things, loving persons may mean simply enjoying them and taking ...
Aug 8, 2022 · Christian love is the overflow of joy in God that meets the needs of others, and that joy is a blood-bought joy from the death of Jesus. So, the first difference between secular love and Christian love is that our love is rooted in and is the overflow of the work of Christ and its effects in our lives.
Feb 11, 2021 · Certainly, love is not soft. It will always seek to build up the other, but that does not mean turning a blind eye to sin or not calling out evil in another person. “It does not rejoice at evil” (1 Corinthians 13:6). In fact, true love, since it is supremely seen in the gospel of Jesus Christ, will often divide people, for that is what ...
Jun 6, 2016 · 1. Love is a long-term disposition. Christian love is a broad, long-term personal disposition or trait. Love goes far beyond a single relationship, a particular action, and is surely something deeper than a short-term emotion. Love isn’t just about what we do, but also about who we are. 2. Loving people desire the good for all.
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Oct 18, 2019 · John affirmed that love for Christ is authenticated by obedience to Christ (John 14:15–23). He also pointed out that love for fellow Christians is the defining mark of true Christianity (John 13:34–35) and the dividing line between God’s children and Satan’s children (1 John 3:4–10). But John’s theology of love never softened his ...
